S.C. Code § 16-3-1075
Felony of carjacking; penalties
South Carolina · South Carolina Code Title 16, Chapter 3 — Offenses Against the Person · Status: effective
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- S.C. Code § 16-3-1075, Felony of carjacking; penalties, South Carolina, version 1 as recorded 2026-09-28, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1571817
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(A) For purposes of this section, "great bodily injury" means bodily injury which creates a substantial risk of death or which causes serious, permanent disfigurement, or protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ.
(B) A person is guilty of the felony of carjacking who takes, or attempts to take, a motor vehicle from another person by force and violence or by intimidation while the person is operating the vehicle or while the person is in the vehicle. Upon conviction for this offense, a person must:
(1) be imprisoned not more than twenty years; or
(2) if great bodily injury results, be imprisoned not more than thirty years.